zaterdag 18 augustus 2012

A present

Hej everybody

Ron came home yesterday from Boston. It was good to see him again! We all missed him. And he brought gifts! We all got a Boston souvenir! Dawn got a mug, Aliana a T-shirt with a cute writing on there and Jenny and me got a pink Boston shirt! So cool! We've been wearing it since last night :). They are so nice and it was so sweet that he brought this home for us :). Here's a picture!

Love,

Anouk!

donderdag 16 augustus 2012

First days of school

Hej everyone,

so it's the end of day 2 and we love it :)!
It's so different from school in Belgium and some things really are like in movies.
The first week of school is always different from the normal routine but we're trying
to find our way and everything and it's going fine so far!
They asked a girl, Molly, to show us were to go and everything and now she's a friend and
she has introduced us to other people and we're expanding our group of friends day by day!
I'm also in choir and it's a bit like the show Glee! We have a young male teacher and it's he's first year of teaching, so he's just finding his way like I am. But we have like a couple of concerts troughout the year and we are competing in a championship. And my school won last year so we have a lot of work. The Choir group is really cool so we don't worry about it to much :)!
My host family is amazing! They are so sweet and they will do everything for us so we feel confortable in their home, so we feel like home here.
My sisters are amazing as well :). Jenny and I have a couple of classes together and we're hanging out with the same group of friends so we're still banding but we're still meeting new people, which is great!

I'll talk to you later!

Kiss,





Anouk!

maandag 13 augustus 2012

Arriving in Houston!

Hello everybody,

I arrived well in Houston. It's really hot here, but I'm getting used to it :). Dawn and Ron are amazing! They have made me feel so welcome in their home. I'm really glad to be here! My sisters Jenny and Aliana are great as well. We are having so much fun!
Tomorrow school starts and Jenny & I are really nervous but excited. It's nice to meet new people, especially with my birthday coming up.
Here are some pictures of my arrival and my first days here!

Kiss,

Anouk

vrijdag 10 augustus 2012

My other sister

Hello everyone,

In my last post I've included some pictures of my host family. But I also have a sister from Sweden, as I mentioned before. Her name is Jenny and she is a year younger than me.
We have a lot of things in common so I think we'll have a great year together.
Here is a picture of her when she arrived in Houston last sunday. I'm leaving in 2 days.

With love,

Anouk!

dinsdag 24 juli 2012

Meet the Family


Hello everyone

so like I said, I leave for Houston on the 12th of August.
I already had contact with my host family and my sister from Sweden and they are so sweet and nice and the excitement is really high on both sides! My host mom and host dad are Dawn and Ronald. They have a little girl, Aliana (6). I've included a family picture. According to Dawn, Aliana and I will have a lot in common! That was really nice to hear :). They have send me a picture of their home as well, and I think everything will work out just fine :). I'm really looking forward to meet them and to get settled there :). Only 19 days left and I'm gone!!! It seems like yesterday when I mentioned it for the first time that I wanted to go to the States for a year! I will miss everybody! All my friends, my family, my pets... But I'm really excited to go to Houston and to live there!!!

Don't say goodbye, say I'll see you later!

Kiss


Nouk

maandag 9 juli 2012

vertrek datum

Hej iedereen

vandaag heb ik vernomen dat ik op 12 augustus 2012 Belgiƫ een jaartje zal inruilen voor de Verenigde Staten. Ik zit op Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas en ik heb een zusje van 6, Aliana en een andere gastzus van 16, Jenny uit Zweden. Ik ben mega opgetogen over mijn vertrek! Nu is het tijd om de lijsten te maken met wat mee te nemen voor een jaar... Daar kan ik mij wel nog een maandje mee zoet houden.

Houston, You've got a problem

Kiss!

maandag 28 mei 2012

Leaving Belgium for Houston

Hej iedereen

zoals wel al langer bekend ga ik een jaartje op uitwisseling naar de Verenigde Staten!
Daar heb ik een gastgezin dat in Houston woont. Veel meer weet ik nog niet over mijn
gastgezin maar dat zal wel komen. School begint er op 15 augustus dus ik hoop dat ik daarvoor
al vertrokken ben :). Mijn 18e verjaardag zal dus in de States te vieren zijn ;)!

Houston, you've got a problem!

Kiss